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The UNLV football team is in danger of falling short of its Academic Progress Rate mark set by the NCAA, which could bring a bowl-game ban or scholarship reductions.

The NCAA’s report doesn’t come out until June, but the university already is looking at possible scenarios.

When asked about the situation, UNLV Athletic Director Tina Kunzer-Murphy shared a statement: “We are engaged in the APR process ahead of the June release by the NCAA. It’s an on-going process and there is nothing definitive to report at this point. We will have no further comment until the process is complete.”

The APR is a system used by the NCAA since 2004-05 to hold programs accountable academically. Teams must maintain a minimum average score of 930 over a four-year period or 940 over a two-year period to be eligible for the postseason. A perfect score on the formula is 1,000.

The scores are calculated on a system that factors whether a student-athlete is enrolled and eligible each semester. Eighteen programs were punished for low APR scores last year, most notably UConn basketball two years ago.